Trump Is Using the L.A. Crisis in Ultimatum to GOP Lawmakers
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Trump Is Using the L.A. Crisis in Ultimatum to GOP Lawmakers
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The White House aims to tie the disorder to a show of support for Democrats’ agenda.
Ewan Palmer
Reporter
Published Jun. 10 2025 10:29AM EDT
President Donald Trump is hoping to turn a crisis into an opportunity by using the Los Angeles protests to persuade on-the-fence GOP lawmakers to back his spending bill.
White House officials and Trump allies believe the optics of the protests could ultimately benefit the president as he seeks funding for the hardline immigration proposals outlined in his “Big, Beautiful Bill,” including expanded deportations of migrants.
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“It’s the best BBB marketing ever. It has brought the critical need for increased border funding and immigration enforcement to the forefront,” Andrew Kolvet, spokesman for Turning Point USA, told Axios. “Everyone we’re talking to in the Senate says this put it over the top.”
A similar sentiment was echoed by House Speaker Mike Johnson, who posted Monday on X that the “lawlessness happening in LA is ANOTHER reason why we need to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill IMMEDIATELY.”
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